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= The Federation requires a status report. =

Choose a Team reporter to place your team responses here.

=Mini-Mission 1: Advocating and Implementing Project Based Learning= PBL offers the following postive educational outcomes: 2. Provide possible PBL projects for each of the subjects taught: math, social studies, science and Antiquan language arts.
 * Reflect on what you have learned about the structure, components, and rationale for project based learning and complete this mission:**
 * 1) Provide a rational for why PBL will be more successful methodology than conventional means of lecture and large class discussion.
 * Increased student engagement
 * Allows for differentiated instruction to address multiple learning styles
 * Prepares students for future - acquiring collaborative skills - AUTHENTIC
 * Supports HOTS
 * Incorporates Social Lens - talk & learn, learn & talk.
 * Math: Choose the fastest grocery line - consider # of items, efficiency of clerk, # people in line.
 * SS: Role Play - Become a member of Congress/Senate write & propose a bill. (Actually send to representative.)
 * Science: Biology - hatch & care for living creature. Create necessary habitat with proper biotic & abiotic factors.
 * LA: ePaLs - Haitian organization - support a cause, write a convincing advertisement to get people to help - use ePaLs to connect with peers in Haiti.

3. Provide either a short jingle to help the Antiquans remember project based learning or an illustration that would help the Antiquans remember project based learning.

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=Mini-Mission 2: Wisdom of the Crowd: Next Steps= After analyzing and synthesizing the ideas on your chart, work together as a team to wordsmith 5-10 measurable next steps around implementation of your category


 * TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS **
 * 1) Open the filter
 * 2) Educate your technology directors or technology administrator about CIPA law and the requirement to have filter and acceptable use policy, but not to close the clamp entirely on the filter.
 * 3) <span style="color: #410f9a; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Reinforce education of acceptable use and follow through on the acceptable use policy with prescribed consequences with building administration.
 * 4) <span style="color: #410f9a; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Reinforce that teachers need to monitor with proximity as computers are being used.
 * 5) <span style="color: #410f9a; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Provide appropriate and well timed technology support.
 * 6) <span style="color: #410f9a; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Develop a student technology team to provide support in using Web 2.0 tools, training other students, or providing support during project work sessions.
 * 7) <span style="color: #410f9a; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Create schedules of working classes that can collaborate to solve problems in using similar programs.
 * 8) <span style="color: #410f9a; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Develop a network of tech savvy teachers by location in building as tech leaders to put out "mini-fires."
 * 9) <span style="color: #410f9a; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Sustaining funding for technology tools.
 * 10) <span style="color: #410f9a; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Ask teachers to include small technology tools in their classroom budgets to develop a library of tools. (i.e. Each member of the Science department requests one digital camera to create a set to be used in lab groups across the entire science department.)
 * 11) <span style="color: #410f9a; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Do PBL with math or business ed classes to develop plans for gaining new and repairing old equipment.
 * 12) <span style="color: #410f9a; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Request that the building budget include "Technology grants" that teachers can apply for to receive equipment with specific planning and training.

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=Mini-Mission 3: Know Your Support Systems - Full Speed Ahead= The results of the survey are here. We suggest that you save a copy of this spreadsheet so that you can sort it as you wish to be able to analyze the responses. (Team, Room, IU, etc)

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=Mini-Mission 4: Model Lessons and Galactic "Monsters"=


 * Reflection on Model Lessons:** <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Use the Discussion tab to respond.

Discuss these prompts with your teammates
 * Battling the Galactic "Monster" Discussions**
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What strategies you have used to overcome the "monsters"?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Starting with a small group of individuals that are exciting/willing to use technology in the hopes it gets others excited about using technology.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Having teachers ask for small technology tools in their budget so the technology budget can be saved to buy larger items.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Encouraging the teachers to ask for the internet be opened up. Having teachers ask for little pieces or individual sites.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Who are some of the key people in the district who MUST be on your side in order to be successful?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Superintendents, pricipals, technology department, lead teachers.

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=Mini-Mission 5: Presentation to the Federation= After you have reflected (and revised?) your project, post it below. Either upload the file, embed the project, or post a link to your project.

//**Note**//: The Individual Instructional Coach Mission (IICM) should be uploaded to your specific IU page here. Please save your mission (document, podcast, movie, prezi, etc. ) with your name.

Post Final Team Mission Projects Here:
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Collaborative Story Video to come. ..

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